About The Artist

Jascha Heifetz is widely regarded as one of the greatest performing artists of all time. More than a century after his debut, his name continues to evoke excitement among fellow musicians. Violinists around the world aspire to match his unparalleled standard of playing.
He began his studies with I.R. Nalbandian and then later Leopold Auer. By 1911, his performances were creating a sensation around the world. At the age of eleven, he appeared for the first time in Berlin, the center of some o... Read More

Jascha Heifetz is widely regarded as one of the greatest performing artists of all time. More than a century after his debut, his name continues to evoke excitement among fellow musicians. Violinists around the world aspire to match his unparalleled standard of playing.

He began his studies with I.R. Nalbandian and then later Leopold Auer. By 1911, his performances were creating a sensation around the world. At the age of eleven, he appeared for the first time in Berlin, the center of some of music’s greatest performances, making his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1917, he made his U.S. debut at Carnegie Hall with Andre Benoist, the recital remains one of music’s greatest debuts. Collapse